Donnell v. Baker

■BARCUS, J.

This litigation involves the care, custody, and control of a seven year old boy. The fundamental principles of law relative thereto are well settled, namely: “What is for the best interest of the child?” The difficulty arising in this class of cases frequently is in determining what is for the best interest of the child. It appears from the numerous decisions of our courts that each case of this character must necessarily be determined by the peculiar facts thereof. Article 4118 of the Revised Statutes provides: “If one parent is dead, the survivor is the natural guardian of the…